Classic Film Festival Weekend
The stars will be shining brightly on the weekend of May 10-12 in Lamorinda at the first semiannual Classic Film Festival and Hall of Fame ceremony. Described below are a few of the events occurring that weekend.
 By Derek Zemrak
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See it Before the Hollywood Remake
"Starbuck" arrives in Orinda
Already an international blockbuster and a future Hollywood remake, the crowd pleaser of a movie "Starbuck" comes to Orinda from Quebec for one week starting May 3. The Canadian flavor is something you won't want to miss in this efficient comedy about what it means to ...By Sophie Braccini
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The Great Senior Debate:
Do I Stay in My Home or Move to Retirement Living?
Options exist today that our parents and grandparents never had. Baby Boomers will be more inventive in finding options for living in retirement.
The questions I receive from clients ...By Linda Fodrini-Johnson
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Not Everyone's Doing It!
For a few days last week the three Lamorinda high schools had a mysterious "78%" sign displayed on their campuses. Some wondered what it meant. The graduation rate? No, it must be higher than that. The meaning was disclosed April 19: 78 percent of freshmen and ...By Sophie Braccini
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Top Talent at the Third Annual Lafayette Music Festival
A constellation of fine musicians are getting together for one night only at the historic Town Hall Theatre Saturday, May 4. The oldest continuously operating theater company in Contra Costa County is a non-profit, and while the board runs the facility like a ...By Cathy Tyson
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Moraga Woman Always in the Wings
Kathy Ferber remembers always being "in the wings," immersed in a whole family of theater people. "Theaters were my playground," she said. They still are. Ferber has acted in Walnut Creek productions of Contra Costa Music Theater, Diablo Light Opera Company, ...By Cathy Dausman
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Czech Children Saved from Nazis
Documentary screening at Orinda Library Theater to shed light on 1939 rescue
"The important thing is that one should not become indifferent to the suffering of others. That one should not stand by and just raise one's hands and say, 'There is nothing I can do. I'm just one little person.' Because I think that what every one of us does matters." ...By Laurie Snyder
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SMC Production Deftly Tackles Tough Topics
Saint Mary's College Associate Professor Frank Murray has no fear.
What else would cause a theater director working since 1988 in the performing arts division of a small, private college ...By Lou Fancher
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First Classic Film Hall of Fame Scheduled to Open in Moraga
Derek Zemrak wants Moraga to become a prominent place for movie lovers. The founder and president of the California Independent Film Festival Association (CAIFFA), which operates the historical New Rheem and Orinda theaters, Zemrak and his cinephile partners are ...By Sophie Braccini
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SUMMER CAMPS 2013
Part 2, Featuring Specialty Half-Day Camps and Classes
Summer's Just Around the Corner
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Blog Post to Pope Gets Local Play
Lafayette mom Francie Low has been writing about random, humorous everyday happenings since starting her blog, Shoezle, over a year ago. A recent blog written as a letter to the new pope outlined how to deal with the complexities of the name Francis. "With so much to ...
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Middle Schoolers Learn Self-Defense Techniques
In a recent letter to the community, Lafayette Chief of Police Eric Christensen warned residents that with the return of spring and prison reforms, risks could be on the rise. "I understand this is Lafayette, but I need you to lock your doors and windows when you leave ...By Sophie Braccini
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THE APP RAP
App: Virtual SAT Tutor by Ivy Standard
Ace the SAT by Emrecan Dogan
SAT Vocab - MindSnacks by ...By Alex Pawlakos
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YouTube Notoriety for Lafayette Man
Ian Walters of Lafayette holds an English degree from UC Davis, yet he's never read Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables." He hasn't seen the movie, either. Still, he's familiar with the plot, and has a special fondness for Fantine's haunting solo, "I Dreamed a Dream." ...By Cathy Dausman
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Recalling Past Lamorinda Gun Use
Gun use and control has been a hot topic among many Americans, but it wasnÕt long ago that there was sanctioned recreational gun use in Òsemi-ruralÓ Lamorinda, even among adolescents.
By Cathy Dausman
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA